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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Vishwam Sankaran

Patients treated by female surgeons ‘less likely to die,’ research finds

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Patients treated by female surgeons have better chances of effective recovery and are “less likely to experience death,” according to a new study that raises further questions on the underlying causes.

The study of over one million people, published recently in the journal JAMA Surgery, found patients treated by female surgeons have a lower likelihood of adverse outcomes at 90 days and a year following their surgical procedures.

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